TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia shared Hurricane Isaias response efforts from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). After Hurricane Isaias made landfall, CFO Ingoglia coordinated US&R teams across the state, opened two Insurance Assistance Hubs within 48 hours after landfall, and deployed three DFS Disaster Fraud Action Strike Teams (DFAST) to storm impacted areas to be boots on the ground preventing fraudsters from preying on vulnerable homeowners and to provide information to homeowners.

PENSACOLA, FLA. – Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia toured Hurricane Isaias-damaged areas and met with Panhandle Sheriffs to receive updates on storm response and recovery efforts. The CFO also toured the Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) in Washington, Holmes and Escambia Counties and met with staff who have been working around the clock to help impacted residents.

DESTIN, FLA. – Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia traveled to Destin to open the first Insurance Assistance Hub just 36 hours after Hurricane Isaias made landfall. This is the fastest an Insurance Assistance Hub has ever been established following a hurricane making landfall. The Insurance Assistance Hub will be open again tomorrow, October 12, 2026, and will remain open for several days. Hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

DESTIN, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia highlighted resources for Floridians who were impacted by Hurricane Isaias last night. Following Hurricane Isaias making landfall in the Panhandle of Florida, CFO Ingoglia and Governor Ron DeSantis visited Destin and Fort Walton Beach to assess damages, talk to local businesses, and coordinate emergency response with local officials. The Department of Financial Services is working to protect policyholders who have experienced damage from Hurricane Isaias.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia shared Hurricane Isaias preparedness efforts from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). CFO Ingoglia joined Governor Ron DeSantis at the State Emergency Operations Center to provide updates on the storm and ongoing emergency response efforts to protect residents impacted by Hurricane Isaias.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia encouraged Floridians to secure electric vehicles ahead of Hurricane Isaias expected to make landfall Friday night. During a storm, an electric vehicle and other lithium-ion-powered devices can be compromised, causing fires that are difficult to suppress.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia urged Floridians to prepare now as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches Florida. The National Hurricane Center is predicting that Isaias will continue to strengthen and be a strong hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. CFO Ingoglia is encouraging Floridians to take steps to prepare now for hurricane conditions.

TAMPA, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia returned abandoned money to the University of South Florida, Hillsborough College, and Polk State College and highlighted the “Claim Your Cash Florida” abandoned property program. This new statewide public awareness initiative, which connects Floridians with their abandoned property, returned over $66 million to Floridians in September. Visit ClaimYourCashFL.Gov today to see if you have abandoned property waiting to be claimed.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia highlighted this year’s fire prevention week, “Charge into Fire Safety. Safe Charging is a Superpower.” Fire prevention week lasts until October 10th, 2026. CFO Ingoglia and the Department of Financial Services, Division of the State Fire Marshal, encourages all Floridians to practice safe charging habits that can reduce the risk of lithium-ion battery fires and keep homes and communities safer.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced seven additional arrests following a $1.7 million scheme to defraud the state. Briana McCarthy, a former state employee who was arrested in February by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID), processed fraudulent claims for numerous family members and acquaintances, totaling $1.7 million. More than 30 arrests have now been made in this case, including 14 former state employees.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is ordering an immediate suspension against a company for unlicensed activity. This suspension is the result of market conduct examinations that found Hydrogen Deep, LLC., d/b/a the Wave Insurance operated without the required license. OIR strongly encourages Florida consumers to research businesses and make sure they are properly licensed before entering into a contract or conducting business with an entity.

LAKELAND, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia visited Polk County on his tenth stop in the statewide hurricane preparedness tour. Although the hurricane season started earlier this summer, hurricanes are at a greater risk of forming between the months of August and October. Since the start of hurricane season, the Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services has provided 26,465 Floridians with important hurricane preparedness information so residents can better mitigate storm damage.

Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the launch of Claim Your Cash Florida, a new statewide public awareness initiative to connect even more Floridians with their abandoned property.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia visited Duval County on his ninth stop in the statewide hurricane preparedness tour. The hurricane season began on June 1 and runs until November 30. However, most hurricanes occur between August and October. The Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services team has provided 23,310 Floridians, including 2,455 Duval County residents, with important safety information for hurricane preparedness.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Tallas Salavas Bradley following an arson investigation that resulted in approximately $100,000 in property damages. The Tallahassee Fire Department requested assistance from the Department of Financial Services Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Investigations (BFAEI) for an origin and cause investigation.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia visited Palm Beach County on his eighth stop in the statewide hurricane preparedness tour. From August to October, Florida enters the peak of hurricane season when a majority of hurricanes and tropical storms take place. Since the initiative launched in May, the Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services team has provided 22,000 Floridians with essential safety tips and resources for storm preparedness.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Adam Otrok following a vehicle insurance fraud scheme. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) after Otrok fraudulently submitted 41 vehicle insurance applications on luxury vehicles that he never owned. He allegedly attempted to defraud $206,000 by requesting a full refund of his premium.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrests of life insurance agent Christine Ann Nunzio and her husband, Phillip Salvatore Nunzio, after a nearly $382,000 insurance fraud scheme. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) when fraudulent life insurance policies were obtained by submitting false census records, employment information, life insurance enrollments, and claims.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia highlighted 45 arrests in July amid ongoing efforts to combat fraud in Florida. The arrests were made following investigations by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division through the Bureau of Insurance Fraud, Bureau of Public Assistance Fraud, and the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives Investigations.

Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia visited Brevard County on his seventh stop in the statewide hurricane preparedness tour. With Florida entering the peak of hurricane season during the months of August to October, CFO Ingoglia is encouraging residents to act now before a storm is nearby. The Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services team has provided more than 21,000 Floridians with safety tips and resources since the initiative launched in May.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that the Division of Unclaimed property returned $57 million back to Floridians in July. In addition, CFO Ingoglia and the Division of Unclaimed Property hosted a phone bank in Palm Beach County to help Floridians reunite with 2,762 claimable accounts amounting to $1.16 million in money returned. Palm Beach still has over 1.5 million claimable accounts totaling over $548 million waiting to be claimed. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia awarded nearly $1 million to enhance the emergency response capabilities of four local fire stations. The funding awarded today is through the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Grant Program, the Firefighter Assistance Grant Program and projects appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Budget.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Last week, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia signed a memorandum of understanding between the Florida State Treasury and the United States Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. The memorandum strengthens collaboration between federal and state agencies to combat fraud more effectively across the country.

MIAMI - Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia highlighted 1 year of fighting fraud and supporting law enforcement. Since taking office last year, CFO Ingoglia and the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) have cracked down on fraudulent schemes and made more than 1,200 arrests.

NAPLES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $8.5 million to strengthen local law enforcement capabilities. The agencies that were awarded today are the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Arcadia Police Department, Naples Police Department, and the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office.

TAVARES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $24 million to Florida law enforcement agencies to support immigration enforcement. The money awarded to the eight police departments and sheriff’s offices today will enhance law enforcement capabilities.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia highlighted financial accomplishments in his first year in office. Since taking office last year, CFO Ingoglia has continued to put money back into the pockets of Floridians, exposing wasteful and excessive spending from local governments, passing legislation to protect taxpayers from bloated budgets, and establishing the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Torey Jermaine Keith after submitting over $159,000 in fraudulent insurance claims. The Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) was notified after Keith’s insurance company was not able to verify his claims.

NAPLES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia made his sixth stop in Collier County on his statewide hurricane preparedness tour to encourage Floridians to be proactive amid the ongoing hurricane season, which started on June 1 and runs until November 30. Since CFO Ingoglia launched the initiative in May, the Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services team has reached out to more than 15,000 Floridians with safety tips and resources.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the latest arrest as his ongoing state-wide crackdown on fraud continues. Last week, the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested Luigino Jose Bosco, an illegal immigrant, who has been charged with insurance fraud, application fraud, grand theft, and organized scheme to defraud. Bosco faces up to 5 years in prison if convicted.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia highlighted his support for Florida’s firefighters since taking office last year, including more than $48 million awarded to support Florida fire departments.

ST. CLOUD, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $165 million in the Osceola County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” The county’s General Fund budget has increased by 102.35% since Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020.

BOCA RATON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $443 million in the 2025-2026 Palm Beach County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” Since 2020, the Palm Beach County budget has increased by 65.26%. Last year, the CFO uncovered that Palm Beach County overspent by over $344 million in the 2024-2025 General Fund Budget.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $806,000 in public assistance fraud arrests and administrative action cases for May 2026. The Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) reviews each of these cases to determine proper use of public assistance benefits and program eligibility.

MIAMI- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $470 million in the 2025-2026 Miami-Dade County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” Last year, CFO Ingoglia identified over $302 million in excessive spending in Miami-Dade County’s General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is urging the county to remove excessive spending from the budget entirely and offer meaningful tax relief to Miami-Dade residents.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $275 million in the 2025-2026 City of Jacksonville budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” Since 2019, the General Fund Budget for the City of Jacksonville has increased by 61%. Last year, CFO Ingoglia identified over $199 million in the 2024-2025 budget as wasteful spending. CFO Ingoglia remains committed to providing transparency to Jacksonville residents so that they can hold their local officials accountable.

OCALA, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $166,000 for immigration enforcement to local law enforcement agencies. The agencies that were awarded today are the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, and the Town of Cross City.

MIAMI.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia made his fifth stop in Miami to encourage residents to be prepared for the 2026 hurricane season, which started on June 1 and runs until November 30. Following the CFO’s initiative launched in May to inform Floridians about hurricane preparedness, the Department of Financial Services Division of Consumer Services team has delivered safety resources to 6,500 Florida families.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrests of Tamesha Smith and Amanda Tyson, after they received fraudulent reimbursements from the Step Up for Students Scholarship program. This program is administered through the Florida Department of Education and allows parents of approved students to receive funding for educational and therapeutic needs. The Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested these criminals after defrauding the scholarship program over $21,000

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia made his fourth stop in Fort Lauderdale to share safety tips with residents for the 2026 hurricane season, which starts on June 1 and runs until November 30. The statewide hurricane preparedness tour is part of the CFO’s initiative to inform Floridians about being proactive and prepared before severe weather occurs. Over the last several weeks, the Department of Financial Services Consumer Services team has deployed across the state to pass out valuable information to Floridians on how to prepare for a storm and what to do after a storm impacts the state. The team has passed out information to more than 4,000 households.

GULF BREEZE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia reminded Floridians in Santa Rosa County to start preparing now for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins on June 1 and continues until November 30. The statewide hurricane preparedness tour is part of the CFO’s initiative to encourage Floridians to be proactive in hurricane safety before a storm strikes.

ORLANDO, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $300 million in the 2025-2026 Orange County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending”. The Orange County General Fund Budget has increased by 66.06% since 2019. Last year, the CFO identified nearly $200 million of excessive spending in Orange County’s 2024-2025 budget. CFO Ingoglia is continuing his mission to hold local government officials accountable and stop reckless spending of taxpayer dollars.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson held a press conference alongside Attorney General James Uthmeier, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia, and Florida Forest Service leadership to provide an update on current wildfire conditions across the state, the wildfire outlook for the coming months, and information on what Floridians can do to prevent wildfires.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of five suspects following an alleged staged motor vehicle collision scheme. The suspects arrested by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) were Yumilka Melendez Pagan, Yancenia Diaz, Milaimi Gonzalez Acosta, Alfredo Ernesto Phinney Estrada and Vidal Jose Rojas Balbas, an illegal alien. Each of these individuals is facing charges with the intent of defrauding an insurance company by billing for non-existent injuries.

RIVERVIEW, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia urged Floridians to prepare early for the 2026 hurricane season, which starts officially on June 1 and continues through November 30. This is part of an ongoing initiative by the CFO to inform residents across the state about how to prepare for hurricane season.

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia visited the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to present Sheriff Carmine Marceno with over $9.8 million for immigration enforcement efforts.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Abbas Rehman following an over $2.8 million public assistance fraud scheme. Rehman was arrested by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) after engaging in multiple identity fraud schemes to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia shared hurricane preparedness tips for the 2026 hurricane season. The upcoming hurricane season starts officially on June 1 and runs until November 30.

During a multi-day joint-agency undercover operation led by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office named “Operation Child Protector VIII” focusing on those who prey upon and travel to meet children for unlawful sexual activity, 19 suspects were arrested for a multitude of felonies.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia shared wildfire safety tips amid the extreme and exceptional drought conditions throughout the state. During times of drought, any fire that starts can get out of control quickly and cause significant damage. CFO Ingoglia is urging Floridians to follow state and local burn bans to protect themselves, their property, and their community.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of public insurance adjuster Francisco Javier Chaparro-Araus, after an alleged theft of over $703,000 in Hurricane Ian claim funds. The arrest was made by investigators within the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) after Chaparro-Araus misappropriated funds belonging to 13 homeowners by allegedly forging victims’ names, concealing insurance settlement checks from victims, and refusing to pay victims after being contacted.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced a record $92 million in unclaimed property was returned in March. This sets a new record after an $88 million return made last month by CFO Ingoglia. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

BRADENTON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.4 million to support Florida fire departments. The money awarded today to five fire departments helps provide the resources necessary to protect our firefighter and our communities.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Carlos Antonio Maradiaga Garcia, a criminal illegal alien who has been charged with committing insurance fraud totaling almost $300,000. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division in Jacksonville.

OCALA, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $500,000 to three Florida fire departments. Funding awarded by the CFO is to support equipment, training, and resources that help protect Florida’s firefighters and support public safety.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Cornelius Sentell Osborne, who is accused of acting as an unlicensed contractor and pocketing $174,000 from the victim of a house fire. CFO Blaise Ingoglia’s crackdown on fraud is delivering results, bringing criminals to justice and protecting Florida’s most vulnerable

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $46 million in the St. Lucie County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” The General Fund Budget increased by 76.01% since Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon St. Lucie County’s elected officials to offer significant property tax relief.

PALM COAST, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $59 million in the Flagler County budget as “excessive, wasteful spending”. The county has the highest budget increase among the past fifteen local governments that have been reviewed by the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight (FAFO) with a 119.2% increase. CFO Ingoglia is recommending that Flagler County offer immediate property tax relief to the taxpayers.

LECANTO, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Citrus County is excessively and wastefully spending more than $39 million in their General Fund Budget. Over the past six years, the budget has increased by 72.8%. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Citrus County’s elected officials to offer substantial property tax relief and eliminate wasteful spending in the upcoming budget process.

RIVERVIEW, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia awarded $14 million to enhance firefighter safety and emergency response capabilities. Funding is awarded to protect firefighters against the harmful chemicals that are spread during a fire and to ensure that Florida’s firefighters have the proper equipment and infrastructure to support public safety.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that there are over 13 million claimable accounts of unclaimed property. In total, these accounts are valued at over $4.5 billion in unclaimed assets. Unclaimed property is held by the Department of Financial Services when a financial asset becomes abandoned, unknown, lost, or left inactive after a business, bank, or other government entity holds it longer than the asset’s dormancy period, typically five years. CFO Ingoglia is encouraging all Floridians to visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for their unclaimed property.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Jacques G. Denomme following a $1 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) after Denomme allegedly tried to avoid paying higher workers’ compensation premiums by hiding payroll information.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that his priority bill, House Bill 1329 Local Government Finances, has passed both chambers of the Legislature and is ready for the Governor’s signature. This major legislation, proposed by Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and sponsored by Representative Yvette Benarroch and Senator Nick DiCeglie (SB 1566), establishes new requirements for cities and counties to post their budgets and salaries online in an easily accessible and transparent format.

SHALIMAR, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia awarded nearly $1.4 million to assist with immigration enforcement for Florida law enforcement agencies. The agencies awarded today are the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that his legislative priority to establish the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program has passed both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. This legislation is sponsored by Senator Nick DiCeglie (Senate Bill 1568) and Representative Jeff Holcomb (House Bill 1415) and is now ready to be sent to the Governor for his signature.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of former Florida attorney, Marc Evan Brown, and owner of MEB Title Company, after allegedly misappropriating his client’s funds. To fund his lavish lifestyle. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced a new record for $88 million returned in unclaimed property during the month of February. Unclaimed property from the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) is when a financial asset becomes abandoned, unknown, lost, or left inactive after a business, bank, or other government entity holds it for five years. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

NAPLES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded $1.6 million to strengthen Florida fire departments. The funding awarded today provides firefighters and their departments with essential equipment to protect firefighters from dangerous chemicals and enhances their emergency response capabilities.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is announcing more great news for Florida’s top five auto insurance groups with an indicated average rate change of -8%. Florida’s top five auto groups include Progressive, Berkshire Hathaway (GEICO), State Farm, Allstate and USAA—amounting to 78% of Florida’s auto market. This encouraging news shows great confidence and stability in the market and is largely due to historic legislative reforms championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announced the 2025 Fire Service Award winners. These awards are given to firefighters across Florida in conjunction with the Florida Professional Firefighters (FPF), Florida Fire Chiefs Association (FFCA), Florida Fire State Association (FSFA), Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association (FFMIA), Florida Fire Training Directors Association (FFTDA), and the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA).

TITUSVILLE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded nearly $700,000 to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies in Florida to reimburse immigration enforcement efforts. Other law enforcement agencies awarded today are the Indialantic Police Department and the City of Cocoa Beach Police Department.

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced over $2 million to local law enforcement agencies for immigration enforcement efforts. The agencies that were awarded today are the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, City of Blountstown, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Marianna Police Department.

FORT PIERCE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Fort Pierce is excessively and wastefully overspending by over $10 million. The City's General Fund Budget has increased nearly 60% since Fiscal Year 2019-2020. CFO Ingoglia is urging the City of Fort Pierce to cut excessive spending and provide residents with meaningful property tax relief.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of a licensed insurance agent, Javier Gonzalez Jr., and criminal illegal alien Aliba Lamas Alvarez, for selling fraudulent insurance policies in Miami-Dade County. The arrest was made by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigation Division. Since CFO Ingoglia took office, DFS law enforcement officers has arrested 60 illegal aliens and continues to work with federal partners to make additional arrests.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of four more individuals involved in a scheme to defraud the State of Florida of $1.7 million, following six other arrests made last week in the same investigation. These individuals allegedly filed fraudulent property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management. The CFO made this announcement while he joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla -- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of Omar Hibbert, a licensed health insurance agent, as the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division, led by the CFO, continues its aggressive enforcement against fraud and corruption.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.7 million to support immigration enforcement for Florida law enforcement agencies. The agencies awarded today are the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Volusia County Corrections, Holly Hill Police Department, Daytona Beach Police Department, Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety, and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of six individuals who defrauded the Florida taxpayers. These individuals orchestrated a scheme to process property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management, allegedly defrauding the state of $1.7 million. The Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested these individuals, and all state agencies are fully cooperating with the investigation. Additional arrests in this case are expected to be made in the coming weeks, and CID encourages any individuals involved to voluntarily come forward.

BEVERLY HILLS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $5.5 million dollars to seven local Florida fire departments. This funding supports the purchase of lifesaving equipment for firefighters and will help bolster emergency response infrastructure.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of St. Petersburg is excessively, wastefully spending $49 million in the 2025-2026 General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is urging St. Petersburg elected officials to listen to their constituents and provide property tax relief.

HIALEAH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.5 million to Florida fire departments. These funds will assist fire departments in purchasing new equipment to protect from cancer causing contaminants and improving emergency response capabilities.

Fernandina Beach, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Nassau County is excessively spending more than $53 million. The county has increased their budget over the past five years by over 96 percent while the population has only increased by 18 percent. CFO Ingoglia is calling on Nassau County officials to provide the tax relief that residents deserve.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.7 million to assist local law enforcement agencies with immigration enforcement efforts. The law enforcement agencies awarded today are the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Hardee County Sheriff's Office, and the Port Richey Police Department.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that his legislative proposal to fight back against illegal immigration has been filed by Senator Jonathan Martin as Senate Bill (SB) 1380 and by Representative Berny Jacques as House Bill (HB) 1307.

DAVIE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced significant statewide insurance rate relief for Florida homeowners, as Citizens Property Insurance policyholders across the state will see meaningful premium reductions beginning in Spring 2026 at policy renewal. The reductions reflect continued stabilization of Florida’s insurance market following comprehensive insurance and tort reforms enacted under Governor DeSantis’ leadership.

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative priority to establish the Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program and officially accept stablecoin as payment for services from the Department of Financial Services (DFS). This legislation is sponsored by Senator Nick DiCeglie (Senate Bill 1568) and Representative Jeff Holcomb (House Bill 1415).

SANFORD, Fla.- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office to present Sheriff Dennis Lemma with over $1 million for immigration enforcement through the State Board of Immigration Enforcement.

SANDERSON, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Operation Tidal Wave has resulted in over 10,000 arrests, marking a significant milestone in Florida’s ongoing efforts to protect its citizens and support federal immigration enforcement. The initiative underscores the strength of Florida’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reflects the state’s commitment to public safety and the rule of law.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Santa Claus and his entire reindeer team have successfully passed all required workers’ compensation coverage reviews and State Fire Marshal compliance checks, clearing them for safe and lawful operations as they make their Christmas Eve deliveries across the Sunshine State.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia highlighted the major accomplishments of his office and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) in 2025. CFO Ingoglia was appointed in July by Governor Ron DeSantis and in only five months of being in office, CFO Ingoglia has identified $1.86 billion in excessive spending in local governments, returned money back to Floridians through unclaimed property, supported Florida’s first responders and placed a renewed focus on DFS Criminal Investigations Division to arrest criminals committing fraud. Additionally, the CFO has focused on being an advocate for Florida insurance policyholders and insurer accountability.

WINTER PARK, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative proposals to standardize transparency and accountability across local governments.

Tampa, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative priority to increase local government transparency and to formally establish the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight (FAFO) in Florida Statute.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia reported over $55 million in unclaimed property returned to Floridians in the month of November. When a financial asset is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner, this is considered unclaimed property that is held by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). Examples of the most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia hosted a roundtable discussion alongside Trump Administration officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Economic Development Administration to highlight economic development funding for communities impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The roundtable discussion included Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly, CareerSource Florida President and CEO Adrienne Johnston, and U.S. Department of Commerce Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Rob McLeod.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $344 million in the Palm Beach County Budget as “excessive, wasteful spending”. This is now the highest amount of wasteful spending across the eleven local governments reviewed, wastefully outspending Miami-Dade County by more than $40 million. CFO Ingoglia calls on Palm Beach County to take action to reduce wasteful spending and provide needed property tax relief to residents.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative priorities to further disincentivize illegal immigration into Florida and hold bad actors accountable.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia highlighted turkey safety tips ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Cooking causes half (52%) of all reported home fires.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia’s office filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of the state of Florida’s defense of the Trump Library.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded $2 million dollars to local law enforcement agencies to aid immigration enforcement and deport illegal aliens that have caused harm to Floridians. The agencies that were awarded today include the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, and Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

LAKELAND, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $186,000 in funding to support three local fire departments. These agencies include the Auburndale Fire Department, the Frostproof Fire Department, and the Lakeland Fire Department. These awards were made through the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Grant Program and the Firefighter Assistance Grant Program.

ORLANDO, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Orlando’s General Fund Budget has remained relatively close to population growth and inflation. The CFO’s Office’s calculations show $22 million in “excessive, wasteful spending”. CFO Ingoglia revealed that the difference between what the city’s budget should have grown by and what it actually grew by was 4.32%. This budget growth is the smallest percentage and dollar amount exposed out of 10 local governments reviewed so far.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of two criminal aliens by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigation Division. Samil Morales Pena and Glenys Pena Perez were arrested in a staged motor vehicle collision insurance fraud case. Both Morales Pena and Pena Perez were illegal aliens present in the United States.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded $1.8 million to local law enforcement agencies to support immigration enforcement and fight back against the dangerous impacts of illegal immigration. Agencies awarded today were the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chattahoochee Police Department.

MIAMI—Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $302 million in the Miami-Dade County Budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” This is the highest amount of wasteful spending across the nine local governments that have been reviewed. CFO Ingoglia is calling on local officials in Miami-Dade County to stop the reckless spending and provide meaningful property tax relief to residents. With this announcement, CFO Ingoglia has exposed an astounding $1.5 billion in wasteful spending across just nine local governments.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the appointment of Jillian Hasner and Brea Rasmussen Gelin to the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board of Directors.

MIAMI, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Miami is spending over $94 million excessively and wastefully above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation. CFO Ingoglia is encouraging the City of Miami to listen to the taxpayers and take steps to provide property tax relief and reduce wasteful spending.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $8.2 million in funding to support Florida fire departments and public safety facilities. This money supports training, equipment, and improved safety for local firefighters across the state.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.8 million through the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to local law enforcement agencies to support their efforts in combating illegal immigration. These agencies include the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

BRADENTON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $112 million is being excessively and wastefully spent in the Manatee County Budget. CFO Ingoglia is urging the county to change course with its spending habits and offer substantial property tax relief to its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that more than $58 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of September, setting a new record for the amount of unclaimed property returned in a single month. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and the Department of Financial Services' Criminal Investigations Division (CID) announced the arrest of a criminal illegal alien, Jose Arias-Reyes, from Miami-Dade County, for insurance fraud. Arias-Reyes has two prior removals from the United States with two illegal re-entries. He also has two convictions for domestic assault and DUI in the United States and will be facing multiple state and federal charges as a criminal alien. This arrest was made with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations.

SANFORD, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Seminole County is spending $48 million excessively over the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling on the Seminole County Commission to reverse course on its rising property taxes and reduce their wasteful spending to offer relief for its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia recognized October 5th through October 11th as Fire Prevention Week. The theme for the 2025 Fire Prevention Week is “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” CFO Ingoglia and the Division of State Fire Marshal urge all Floridians to take fire prevention seriously and practice safe usage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

SEBRING, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announced over $5 million in funding to Florida fire departments. This funding supports the improvement of firefighter safety and training to help protect their communities.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Broward County is excessively and wastefully spending over $189 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Broward County to eliminate this wasteful spending and offer even more substantial property tax relief for its residents now.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, along with unanimous support of the Florida Cabinet, passed an agenda item to convey a 2.63-acre parcel in Miami Dade County adjacent to the Freedom Tower for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library.

ALACHUA, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Alachua County is excessively spending over $84 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Alachua County to take action for its residents now, and remove this waste from their budget.

BRANDON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that Hillsborough County is excessively spending $278 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Hillsborough County to remove this waste from their budget and offer property tax relief to Hillsborough County residents.

During a seven-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on September 8, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 230 suspects involved in illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes; at the same time, detectives worked with partnering agencies to arrest child sexual predators and charged an additional 16 suspects who traveled to an undercover location to have sex with who they thought were children or solicited children online.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Jacksonville is excessively spending $200 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia called out Orange County’s excessive and wasteful spending of their General Fund Budget. When accounting for population growth and inflation, Orange County’s current General Fund Budget is $190 million higher than it should be.

Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, who serves as the State Fire Marshal, highlighted $1.4 million in funding to Florida fire departments to ensure that they have the equipment they need to protect their communities and to protect themselves while on the job.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is ordering penalties against eight insurers for certain claims-handling practices identified after completing market conduct examinations for Hurricanes Ian and/or Idalia.

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia to announce that the CFO’s Office will issue subpoenas to Orange County employees who may have knowledge of efforts to obstruct the state’s ongoing local government DOGE audits. This announcement comes after irregularities in county records were found during on-site visits by state DOGE teams, raising red flags among auditors.

Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited Palm Beach County to meet with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited the City of St. Petersburg to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited Hillsborough County to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that more than $44 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of July. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited the City of Jacksonville to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia traveled to Orange and Manatee counties to meet with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia sent a letter to all local governments being reviewed by Florida DOGE after receiving information that some government entities are trying to impose conditions and bureaucratic red tape on employees who are looking for waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia is reminding Florida families to take full advantage of the 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which begins Friday, August 1, and runs through Sunday, August 31.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida's firefighters applauded Governor Ron DeSantis’ appointment of Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal. Top firefighters' organizations and statewide leaders applauded his appointment and leadership on issues important to Florida's firefighters and first responders.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia presided over his first State Board of Immigration Enforcement (SBIE) meeting and applauded the Board’s combined efforts, as well as those of local law enforcement leaders from around the state. SBIE was established in February to enhance illegal immigration enforcement and involves a nation-leading partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia met with Florida’s Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) teams as they returned from an approximately 16-day deployment to Texas, where they responded to devastating flooding across the state’s central region.

Today, in a ceremony held inside the Florida Cabinet Meeting Room, Blaise Ingoglia was officially sworn in by Governor Ron DeSantis as Florida’s next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal. Top grassroots organizations and statewide leaders applauded his appointment.

In observance of Hurricane Preparedness Week, the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) is sharing essential tips and resources to help Floridians strengthen their disaster plans as the 2025 Hurricane Season kicks off on June 1st.